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Enjoy family movies on Friday nights at city hall
SAULT STE. MARIE — Family Movie Night is returning each Friday at dusk at the Sault Ste. Marie City Hall lawn. Beginning July 12, free family-friendly movies will be shown. The movie series is a partnership between Downtown Sault Ste. Marie and Nicolet Bank. Guests should bring their own...
Everything You Need to Know About the 2024 Mackinac Bridge Walk
The Mackinac Bridge Walk is the event that truly signals the end of summer in Michigan and now we have details about what's happening for this year's walk. The Mackinac Bridge Authority released all of the information for the 2024 walk on July 10, and there are a few changes to be aware of this year - mainly, that the starting point on the St. Ignace side of the bridge has changed. The Bridge Authority has decided to move the starting point on the north end of the bridge from the Mackinac Bridge Authority building to Bridge View Park to cut down on the amount of people walking across I-75.
The Bridge View Exit in Northern Michigan Leads to Nowhere and Everything
Exit 343 on Interstate 75 in Michigan could be considered an exit to nowhere. There is no highway, no connection to anyplace other than an amazing view of the Mackinac Bridge and the Straits of Mackinac, that makes this exit to nowhere truly everything that's great about Michigan. The exit...
Inland Lakes-St. Ignace football rematch is my 2023-24 high school game of the year
CHEBOYGAN – We’re in the heart of summer right now, but I still can’t get over some of the classic athletic events over the past year or so. The 2023-24 high school year was one of the most exciting years of my career as a sports journalist, especially knowing that so many awesome games happened. ...
Original Soo Locks Boat Tours celebrates 90 years on the St. Marys River
SAULT STE. MARIE — On July 20, the Original Soo Locks Boat Tours is celebrating the 90th anniversary of tugboat captain Milo Beechwood Welch making his first trip through the locks with an audience. Welch was a tugboat captain for the Great Lakes Towing Company who made dozens of...
Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Guitarist Visits Island
Sip N’ Sail Cruises welcomed a special guest on the Isle Royale Queen III Sunday, June 30. Peter Mayer, who was the lead guitarist in Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, took to the Great Lakes to perform songs and meet guests. Andy Stempki of St. Ignace runs a service where guests can stay on yachts around the Straits area in […]
From Sault to outer space: Go For Launch lets local students reach for the stars
SAULT STE. MARIE — Local students will have a chance this summer to get a taste of outer space with the return of the Higher Orbits Go For Launch event. Higher Orbits is a space-themed educational program designed to help children become interested in STEM careers. Every time Higher Orbits hosts a Go For Launch event, dozens of students learn more about space experimentation and other sciences, and a few students will also get the chance to create an actual space research program.
Several Upper Peninsula Small Busineses Getting State ‘Match On Main’ Grants
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) support for 31 small businesses across Michigan through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s (MEDC) Match on Main program. The $748,018.82 in grants awarded to small local businesses will create resiliency and strengthen downtowns in communities throughout the state. Four Upper Peninsula...
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